Sir Oliver Leese, 3rd Baronet | |
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![]() Leese in Italy on 30 April 1944 | |
Nickname(s) | "Baron Leese" |
Born | Westminster, London, England | 27 October 1894
Died | 22 January 1978 Llanrhaeadr, Wales | (aged 83)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1914–1947 |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Service number | 1722 |
Unit | Coldstream Guards |
Commands | Eastern Command (1945–47) Allied Land Forces South-East Asia (1944–45) Eighth Army (1943–44) XXX Corps (1942–43) Guards Armoured Division (1941–42) 15th (Scottish) Infantry Division (1941) West Sussex County Division (1940–41) 29th Infantry Brigade (1940) 20th Independent Infantry Brigade (Guards) (1940) 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards (1936–38) |
Battles/wars | First World War Second World War |
Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath[1] Commander of the Order of the British Empire Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches (2) Commander of the Legion of Merit (United States)[2] Légion d'Honneur (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Virtuti Militari (Poland)[3] |
Lieutenant General Sir Oliver William Hargreaves Leese, 3rd Baronet, KCB, CBE, DSO (27 October 1894 – 22 January 1978) was a senior British Army officer who saw distinguished active service during both the world wars. He commanded XXX Corps in North Africa and Sicily, serving under General Sir Bernard Montgomery, before going on to command the Eighth Army in the Italian Campaign throughout most of 1944.
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